The Inspiration behind Netbooks
Suddenly, Netbooks are all the rage. Turns out the UMPC (ultramobile) form factors were a bit too small and too expensive to make a mass market, but the Netbook is JUST RIGHT. I’m doing some comparison shopping right now since I’ll likely need a machine for reporting out the next book I’m working on. (Involves spending some time in Africa) The MSI Wind and Asus Eee 901 look like the best bets, with prices in the $400 to $600 range.
This JUST RIGHT concept is fascinating. It’s one of the lessons that has been learned over and over again in the 40-year history of portable computing. The industry thrashes around with a set of ideas and technologies and then hits on something. For outsiders, the hits may seem to come out of the blue. But for the inventors and product developers, they’re hard won.
The Netbook concept has an interesting provenance.
- Login or register to post comments
- Printer-friendly version
- 1291 reads
- PDF version
More in Tux Machines
- Highlights
- Front Page
- Latest Headlines
- Archive
- Recent comments
- All-Time Popular Stories
- Hot Topics
- New Members
digiKam 7.7.0 is releasedAfter three months of active maintenance and another bug triage, the digiKam team is proud to present version 7.7.0 of its open source digital photo manager. See below the list of most important features coming with this release. |
Dilution and Misuse of the "Linux" Brand
|
Samsung, Red Hat to Work on Linux Drivers for Future TechThe metaverse is expected to uproot system design as we know it, and Samsung is one of many hardware vendors re-imagining data center infrastructure in preparation for a parallel 3D world. Samsung is working on new memory technologies that provide faster bandwidth inside hardware for data to travel between CPUs, storage and other computing resources. The company also announced it was partnering with Red Hat to ensure these technologies have Linux compatibility. |
today's howtos
|
Recent comments
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago